Houston leaders believe Canada Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger poses public safety issue

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More trains could be coming through the city of Houston soon. It's all part of a railroad merger in the works that have leaders and residents worried.

Canada Pacific Railway and Kansas City Southern are poised to merge, combining 20,000 miles of track. Houston leaders say that will impact the city.in the works.City leaders tell ABC13 trains already stop hours on end and block intersections. They say it brings problems for homeowners, commuters, businesses, and for public safety.

Mayor Sylvester Turner adds that the merger would bring an additional eight to 14 trains into this area., the proposed merger would combine both networks, which is an approximate stretch of more than 20,000 miles of track between Mexico, Canada, and the United States. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña says in over the last month, they've had nearly 100 situations of EMS vehicles impacted by blocked crossings. He says their crews have needed to find alternate routes or even call other fire stations outside of the district to help.

Mayor Turner says the merger could make the problem worse, and East End homeowners like Jackie Navarro agree.

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